ArticleJournal of attention disorders2018
Association Between Altitude and Regional Variation of ADHD in Youth.
Article in Journal of attention disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Fluoride Exposure and ADHD: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring the Link between Altitude of Residence and Smoking Patterns in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Brain at High Altitude: From Molecular Signaling to Cognitive Performance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The Role of the Circadian System in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Review
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- Cerebral bioenergetic differences measured by phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy between bipolar disorder and healthy subjects living in two different regions suggesting possible effects of altitude.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2019Article
- Fluoridation and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a critique of Malin and Till (2015).British dental journal · 2018Article
- Spatial Variability in ADHD-Related Behaviors Among Children Born to Mothers Residing Near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site.American journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of altitude on rates of ADHD. As decreased dopamine (DA) activity has been reported with ADHD and hypoxia has shown to be associated with increased DA, we hypothesized that states at higher altitudes would have lower rates of ADHD.
methodState estimates from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) report and 2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) report were used to extract the percentages of youth ages 4 to 17 diagnosed with ADHD.
resultsBoth the datasets independently revealed that the prevalence of ADHD decreases with increasing altitude ( R
conclusionThese findings suggest a need for further investigation into the extent by which altitude may serve as a protective factor for ADHD.
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